Visual data-enriched design technology for blended learning

Résumé

This doctoral thesis focuses on a gap identified in the literature by investigating how visual representations, authoring support, and data analytics can aid teachers in designing for learning in complex scenarios that blend the use of different spaces for learning and different types of technological tools and resources, e.g. Massive Open Online Courses. The contributions lie in the research domain of Learning Technologies, and more specifically in the domains of Learning Design, Authoring Tools, Data Analytics, and Blended Learning. In particular, the thesis presents and discusses design principles, challenges, and implications for designing complex blended pedagogies, a visual analogy, and theoretical representation of these complex scenarios. Moreover, it advances the design and development of edCrumble, a data-enriched visual learning design authoring tool for educators. The thesis follows a design-based research approach involving co-creation processes. In doing so, the thesis also contributes with a co-creation case study that brings to light lessons learnt and challenges encountered during its implementation.